English Idioms Illustrated 4+
Aidan Potts
Designed for iPad
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- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases
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Description
English Expressions Explained! Idioms illustrated as comics. The history and meaning of 300 sayings
Description
* Top 10 iPad Apps for Learners of English -englishtrackers.com
* Top 9 English Grammar and Punctuation Apps -topapps.net
* Reached Top 10 in Education in 38 countries!
* Top five apps for learning English South China Morning Post
*Nearing 1.000.000 downloads!
What is the meaning behind English IDIOMS, and where do they come from?
Join Professor Potts and a MILLION users to discover the secret history of HUNDREDS of beautifully illustrated English idioms, from "Achilles’ heel" to "Wrong side of bed".
WHAT IS AN IDIOM?
An idiom is an expression or term that is unique to a language, whose meaning can not be understood by reading the words. The origins of these unusual phrases are astonishing, poetic, bizarre and sometime mysterious.
WHO IS THIS APP FOR?
English Idioms Illustrated is enjoyed by English students, teachers and enthusiasts alike. The origin and meaning of each idiom is masterfully illustrated and explained by Professor Potts. Download now to see for yourself!
WHAT IDIOMS ARE AVAILABLE?
There are 35 free idioms.
If you want more idioms, you need to make an in-app purchase for the whole collection…and support the author/artist !!!
Currently there are 250 idioms including:
Achilles’ heel
Bite the bullet
Cross the Rubicon
Dark horse
First rate
Guinea pig
Hanky-panky
In a nutshell
Jump on the bandwagon
Knuckle down
Lion’s share
Mad as a hatter
No holds barred
Once in a blue moon
Point blank
Real McCoy
Salt of the earth
Turn over a new leaf
Up to scratch
Wild goose chase
ABOUT THE AUTHOR/ARTIST
Professor Potts is a dashing investigator who loves nothing more than jet-setting around the world exploring scientific mysteries. His butler has a PhD in nuclear science and his dog will only eat bones from the Jurassic period.
Aidan Potts -his alter ego- has a slightly more tedious biography. Aidan was born in London 1963 and 6 months later he moved to Nigeria, followed by Bogota, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, Tripoli, Libya and the Turks and Caicos. He studied History of Art at University College London, then began working as an illustrator for the British press. Among his books are “Uneversaurus” and “The Smash Smash Truck”.
This app was built by Alex Owen- Hill
http://alexowenhill.co.uk
What’s New
Version 3.0.5
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
Version 3.0.5 has lowered the age restriction and has a new lower price.
The upgrade is free to all those with paid version 3.0.0.
NOTE TO USERS OF 2.0 the app will be free to all from the 3nd April to the 9th April.
This is so we can allow previous paying customers to get the full version in in-app purchase they paid for.
Version 3.0 was a complete rebuild, returning to the older much loved version with larger illustrations and the ability to download idioms for reading offline (without a wifi connection)..
It has 50 new strips.
If you have suggestions on how to improve the app please let us know, we appreciate your input.
Ratings and Reviews
Great app but needs work
I really like it but unfortunately to unlock all idioms you need to make a payment and who knows after an update of the app since there's no restore payment option. It would have been better if the full-version was released separately so that it would ease my mind in purchasing that.
Developer Response ,
I'm sorry for the problems..I created and run this app alone. If you want to reinstall the app just say yes to the purchase of the app...it will remember you have already paid and won't charge you...if it does I will refund you
Update: (Still) Awesome App! Illustrations are Helpful.
I bought this app about three years ago (much longer than that now) and I still review the different idioms about once or twice a month (I took a break when I switched to a Samsung for a bit). The illustrations and explanations make the idioms understandable and easy to learn.
A memorable and informative way to find out more about the English language
Brilliant illustration
App Privacy
The developer, Aidan Potts, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Aidan Potts
- Size
- 73.1 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 8.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 8.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 8.0 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © Aidan Potts
- Price
- Free
- In-App Purchases
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- English Idioms Illustrated Full Version $3.99